Streetlight Manifesto has been robbed, again. The band had $80,000 worth of equipment stolen not too long ago.
Ok, now this is just getting ridiculous and somewhat annoying. last night, while we slept in the paris show promoter's apartment, our vehicle was broken into and robbed. again. since there are so many of us we have two vehicles on this tour, a tour van and a tiny little rental car. our little rental car was broken into and cleaned out of our possesions. this time we lost substantially less: about $4,000 worth of equipment (our soundguy uses the car for his rig). we lost the one expensive piece of equipment that wasn't stolen in last month's debacle, a 24 track hard drive recorder we've been using to document our live shows. great.
The band has had a rough year, with the earlier theft, lineup changes, and a family crisis. They soldier on though, and are currently set to complete their stay in Europe, then head back to the states for "The Please Stop Robbing Us" tour with Victory labelmates The Tossers.
regarding the big robbery, we'd like to once again thank you all for your help. we've been reminded how lucky we are and we will not let you down. we're already planning for the future and it's looking good, despite the setbacks. first off, we'll be making up most of the shows we missed after the robbery and then some. and: we're playing rutgers again! almost on the two year anniversary of our first show ever, we're playing on the same exact stage! also check out the poughkeepsie show: that's one hell of a lineup, we know. anyway, that'll definately and finally be the last show before a nice long break to continue putting things back together and work on our next record. also coming up: a new site and some more announcements. and i'm sure there are a million things i've forgotten, but keep checking back, we'll sort it all out.
| Date | Town | Venue | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 26, 2005 | Charlotte, NC | Tremont Music Hall | Tossers |
| November 27, 2005 | Charleston, SC | New Brookland Tavern | Tossers |
| November 28, 2005 | Jacksonville, FL | Thee Imperial | Tossers |
| November 29, 2005 | Atlanta, GA | the Masquerade | Tossers |
| November 30, 2005 | Norfolk, VA | the Norva | Tossers |
| December 1, 2005 | New Brunswick, NJ | Rutgers | Tossers |
| December 2, 2005 | Poughkeepsie, NY | the Chance | Murphys Law, Big D and the Kids Table, the Casualties, the Tossers |